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Preserve Your Muscle Mass
In an article on health.harvard.edu titled “Preserve Your Muscle Mass,” Harvard Health Publishing details the ways in which the aging male population can prevent muscle loss. “Age-related muscle loss, called sarcopenia, is a natural part of aging. After age 30, you begin to lose as much as 3 percent to 5 percent per decade. Most ...
Sports Nutrition
Preventing the setbacks associated with sports injury. Sports injuries can be very frustrating. Nothing stops meaningful progress quicker than an injury. For more than 50 years I have participated in competitive sports and endurance events. Competitive athletes are most susceptible to sports injury because their intense training can make certain muscles vulnerable to injury through ...
Protein Supplements Work for Women and Not Men During Fasted Carb-restricted Training
Consuming a protein supplement, specifically protein hydrolysate, during carbohydrate-restricted training was helpful for improving training intensity in women, but not in men. This is according to new research that will be part of a presentation this week at The Physiological Society’s Annual Conference Physiology 2021. Most nutrition guidelines for athletes are based on research in ...
Protein as a “Midnight Snack” May Raise A.M. Blood Sugar
Consuming protein at night increases blood sugar amounts the next morning in the morning for healthy people, according to research presented at The Physiological Society’s Future Physiology 2020 conference. Having high blood sugar levels after eating is linked to health problems, such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity. Previous research has shown that a snack ...
Optimum Nutrition Steps up Support for Community During Pandemic
Illinois-based Optimum Nutrition is investing in a broad effort to promote fitness and support those who keep America well. As COVID-19 puts extraordinary demands on health care workers, forces temporary gym closures and limits access to fitness resources, the brand is stepping up to fill resulting needs. Susan Tiso of the School of Nursing at ...
Combat Free Radicals!
5 Supplements for Cellular Renewal and Recovery The use of supplements in recent years for recovery has become more common than ever before. The body is inundated with daily stresses that include environmental toxins, electromagnetic pollution, and even excess exercise, among others, which increases the body’s antioxidant and nutrient requirements that promote recovery. Consuming an ...
New Protein Guidelines for Athletes Introduced
A review led by a sports scientist at the University of Stirling has introduced new international guidelines for protein intake in track and field athletes, which will also suit customers who are endurance athletes (runners, bikers, etc.). The findings of the research have informed the development of part of the updated International Association of Athletics ...
2019 Sports Nutrition Report
Product sophistication spurs category growth. Sports nutrition is a big business, and it’s not just for professional athletes or gym rats. Even casual gym-goers are seeking products related to sports nutrition, whether that is to help lose weight or to bulk up or for extra protein to fuel workouts. “Sports nutrition products obviously appeal to ...
Optimum Nutrition Celebrates 30 Years
Optimum Nutrition (ON), a leader in sports nutrition, recently revealed plans to celebrate 30 years of helping athletes achieve their fitness goals. Founded in 1986, ON has helped to define the modern sports nutrition industry through its commitment to quality and innovation. To mark the occasion of its 30th year, ON is engaging its fans with ...
Vegetarian and Vegan Lifestyles Trending Upward
What do Pam Anderson, Al Gore, Gandhi, Deepak Chopra, Bill Clinton and Demi Lovato have in common? They are all either vegetarians or vegans. There is no denying the health benefits that vegetarian and vegan diets afford. In fact, there are dozens of studies that espouse the remarkable health benefits of vegetarian and vegan diets. ...
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